Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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Play-Doh was first manufactured as a wallpaper cleaner.
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If you're one in a million, there are about 7,234 people just like you.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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